Horse collar



April 7, 1925. 1,532,516

J. F. SCHOELLKOPF HORSE COLLAR Filed April 5, 1924 amounted,

Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNZTED STATES JACOB FRED SCI-IOELLKOPF, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

HORSE COLLAR.

Application filed April 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB FRED SCHOELL- KOPF, citizen of the United States of Amer ica, residing at Dallas, in the county ofDallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse Collars, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse collars and particu-. larly joints for the body covers.

It is highly desirable in the manufacture of horse'collars to produce a large and full body portion and to economize in the material used, yet at the same time to make a strong, durable and comfortable collar. I,

The object of my invention is to provide a body-cover marginal joint, having a welt strip inserted therein in such a manner as to produce an outwardly extending apron around the collar, whereby an appearance of fullness and size is important to the collar.

Another object is to unite the outer marginal edges of the body covers in a substantial and economical manner, whereby only the very edges of the covers are fastened by a seam and the covers are permitted to spread from the seam, thus lending to the size of the body.

A particular object is to unite the edges of the body covers with a welt by means of a single seam, whereby a minimum portion of each cover is used, and to over-lace or whip a thong around the seam and edges in a novel manner, whereby the joint is made substantial and durable.

A further object of the invention is to provide an outer marginal joint having a welt member and a thong laced alternately through the body covers for securing the parts together.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an example of the invention is shown, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a collar constructed in accordance with my invention, a portion being shown in perspective,

stout and durable joint is had.

1924:. Serial No. 704,329,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the joint before the lacing is inserted, and Y Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of another form.

In the drawings the numeral 10 designates the upper cover and 11 the lower cover of the body of a horse collar. The body is to be filled with packing material (not shown) inv the usual manner. The body is suitably joined to a rim 12, which forms no part of the invention.

The inventionhas to do with the outer marginal or edge joint between the covers. In uniting these parts the edges 10 and 11 of the covers are brought into parallel relation and a welt 13 inserted 'therebetween. Only the inner edge of the welt is inserted between the edges of the covers, the major portion extending outwardly from the body and forming a marginal apron. This welt may be formed of strips of leather, which would otherwise be scrapped.

WVith the parts in this position they are sewed together by a line of stitches 14, forming a seam which is placed as'close to the edges of the covers as is possible and consistent with good practice. It will be seen that the covers may spread immediately from theseam and add to the fullness of the bodv from this point. i

The seam 14 serves primarily to unite the parts, but it functions largely to. hold the welt in position and to seal the body. To

form a substantial oint, the welt is punched outside of, but close to the edges of the covers, while the covers are punched inwardly of, but close to the seam, and a leather thong, lace or other equivalent 15 is whipped or overlaced through the punchings. It will be observed that the thong is laced around the edges 10 and 11 and the seam, and is virtually wrapped around these parts. v

The lacing is not drawn tight enough to compress or draw the covers together, inside of the seam. Bywhipping the lacing through the covers and the welt, a very The lacing being whipped around the seam, the latter bccon'ies the core of a very strong and durable joint. The outwardly directed apron, not only strengthens the seam or joint, but protects the same. This welt apron lends largeness to the appearance of the collar and utilizes advantageously scrap material. It is possible to omit the stitches 1e and depend upon the thong alone to unite the covers.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another form wherein the equivalent of the welt 13 is had by extendin the upper cover to form a welt or apron 13. The edge of the bottom cover llis united to the upper cover 10 at the intersection ot the upper cover and its apron by a. row or stitches I l.- The cover 10 and apron overhang the edge of the cover 11. The thong 15 is laced through the parts as before.

What I claim, is:

1. In an oversize horse oollar, an upper body cover, a. lower body cover, the extreme edges of the covers being" united by a marginal lineof stitches, whereby the covers may spread inwardly from said line of stitches, and a thong laced helically around the line of stitches and through the margins of the covers without compressing the same.

2. In an oversize horse collar, an upper body cover, a lower body cover, a line of stitches uniting the outer portions of the covers, whereby the covers may spread inwardly from said line stitches, and 21' thong laced helically around the line of stitches and through the covers without compressing the same.

3. In an oversize horse collar, an upper body cover, a lower body cover, a line of stitches uniting the outer edge portions of the covers, whereby the. covers may spread inwardly from the line of stitches, a marginal apron extending from the line of stitches, and a thong whip laced around the line of stitches and through the covers and the apron without compressing the covers.

a. In an oversize horse collar, an upper body cover, a lower body cover, a welt having its inner edge inserted between the edges of the covers and extending outwardly to provide a. marginal apron, a line of stitches uniting the extreme outer edges of the. cov ers with the inner edge of the welt which permits the covers to spread inwardly from the seam, and a. thong laced around the seam and through the welt without compressing the covers.

5. In a. horse collar, an upper body cover, a. lower body cover, a welt inserted between the edges of the covers, a line of stitches uniting the extreme outer-edges of the covers with the welt which permits the covers to spread inwardly from the seam, and a thong laced around the seam and through the Welt without compressing the covers.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

JACOB FRED SCHOELLKOPF. 

